Abstract
This study tested contingent access to methadone treatment as an incentive. Forty-four mixed opiate-cocaine abusers participated in a 90-day premaintenance probationary program. They were stabilized on 50 mg of methadone and assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups. Contingent treatment patients were required to submit 2 consecutive weeks of cocaine-free urines during their first 7 weeks of treatment to gain entry into 2 years of methadone maintenance. For noncontingent patients, access to methadone maintenance was based on a yoked control procedure. Patients not accepted to methadone maintenance received a 6-week detoxification. Patients in the contingent group were more likely to submit 2 consecutive weeks of cocaine-free urines than patients in the comparison group. Results demonstrate that contingent access to a longer duration of methadone provides a practical and effective incentive for short-term cocaine abstinence.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 200-206 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Pharmacology (medical)